The potter who marked his work WALTON is, we think, a man by the name of John Walton. Although the man himself is a mystery, we do know that he made more marked figure models than any other potter. Among these, is this small pair, a shepherd and shepherdesses.
In cataloging ALL the WALTON figures, I noted that there was also a lone figure of a shepherd, quite different from the shepherd in the little pair above. Here you see him with two different bocages. This lone shepherd is rather puzzling, for where there is a little shepherd, surely there must be a little shepherdess???
 |  Courtesy Roger de Ville. |
My search for the shepherdess was rewarded this month when I found this lovely little WALTON shepherdess on eBay.
She stands well with the lone shepherd, so I do think that they were intended as a pair--Walton's second version of this subject.
Sadly, the lone shepherd and shepherdess are united only on this page, but in reality they are in different collections. I don't know who owns these figures, but if the owners get in touch with me, perhaps we can reunite them.
Sadly, the lone shepherd and shepherdess are united only on this page, but in reality they are in different collections. I don't know who owns these figures, but if the owners get in touch with me, perhaps we can reunite them.
